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[10/12/09 - 01:17 PM]
Stars Illuminate the Greek Theatre for Spike TV's 'Scream 2009' Premiering on October 27 at 10 PM ET/PT
The show tapes on Saturday, October 17 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

[via press release from Spike TV]

Stars Illuminate The Greek Theatre For Spike TV's 'SCREAM 2009' Premiering On October 27 At 10 PM ET/PT

Never-Before-Seen Content From 'Star Trek' To Be Featured

'SCREAM 2009' To Reveal An Exclusive Preview From The Upcoming Martin Scorsese Thriller 'Shutter Island,' starring Leonardo DiCaprio

Taylor Lautner To Unveil World Premiere Footage From 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'

Quentin Tarantino To Honor Horror Legend George Romero

Appearances By Tobey Maguire, Megan Fox, Hugh Jackman, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Carpenter, Eliza Dushku, Jackie Earle Haley, David Paymer, Sam Raimi, John C. Reilly, Eli Roth, 'The Big Bang Theory' Cast, Elijah Wood, 'Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley And Many More

NEW YORK, Oct 12, 2009 -- The stars are aligned for Spike TV's "SCREAM 2009!" The 4th annual event commemorating all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book will feature the hottest films, TV shows, comics, actors, creators, and icons who have influenced and shaped these genres. "SCREAM 2009" will also feature World Premieres from some of the most anticipated theatrical and television releases. The show tapes on Saturday, October 17 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA and will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT).

Continuing its tradition of presenting World Premiere footage, "SCREAM 2009" will feature "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner as he unveils exclusive footage from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." The show will also feature never-before-seen content from the upcoming "Star Trek" DVD release. "SCREAM 2009" will debut exclusive content from Martin Scorsese's upcoming thriller "Shutter Island" starring Leonardo DiCaprio. "SCREAM 2009" will also show a sneak peek of the highly-anticipated new television series "V" with Elizabeth Mitchell.

As previously announced, "SCREAM 2009" will honor the godfather of the modern horror film, George Romero with this year's Scream Mastermind Award. Quentin Tarantino has been tapped to present Romero with this prestigious honor. In addition, the cast of "The Big Bang Theory" including Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar will be on hand to present the "Battlestar Galactica" cast reunion farewell tribute.

Fan favorites added to this year's star-studded talent roster include Megan Fox, Tobey Maguire, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Carpenter, Eliza Dushku, Jackie Earle Haley, Jaime King, Sam Raimi, Eli Roth, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Elijah Wood, cast members from "The Vampire Diaries" including Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, stars of the upcoming "Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" featuring Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia and John C. Reilly, "Drag Me To Hell" cast members Reggie Lee, David Paymer, Dileep Rao and Lorna Raver, along with previously announced talent featuring Stan Lee and the cast and creators of "Battlestar Galactica" and "True Blood." Additional guest appearances will be announced shortly.

JJ Abrams' sci-fi action-adventure "Star Trek" tops the "SCREAM 2009" list with 17 nominations including the categories of The Ultimate Scream, Best Science Fiction Movie, Best Director, Best Ensemble, Holy Sh*t Scene-of-the-Year and a nod in the all-new Fight-Scene-of-the-Year category. Comic book-inspired blockbusters "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Watchmen" each nabbed 13 nominations, big screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best selling novel "Twilight" received 10 nominations, while HBO's vampire-themed television series "True Blood" garnered nine nominations. Fans can log onto scream.spike.com until Saturday, October 17 to vote for their favorites.

The official sponsors of Spike TV's "SCREAM 2009" are Taco Bell, Subaru, Geico and Free Credit Report.com.

Casey Patterson, Michael Levitt and Cindy Levitt serve as executive producers for "SCREAM 2009." Greg Sills is supervising producer, Gary Tellalian and Austin Reading are producers and Hamish Hamilton will direct.

Spike TV is available in 98 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at http://www.spike.com/press.





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